[YarraBUG-list] Message from Melbourne BUG - Get pushy for bike safety!

[Yarra Bicycle Users Group]

*Message from Melbourne BUG - Get pushy for bike safety!*
Join us to 'get pushy' for bike safety in Melbourne!
Date: Wednesday 29 February
Time: 12.45pm for 1.00pm start
Place: Gordon Reserve - the small grass triangle on Spring St just south 
of Parliament House, near the corner of little Collins St.
More at: http://getpushy4bikesafety.wordpress.com/
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What's it all about?*
We are everyday cyclists. We care about cycle safety. And we think it's 
time to get a bit pushie.
What we don't want: roads only for cars. Roads so unforgiving that small 
errors have catastrophic consequences.
What we do want: safe bike lanes. More of them. And respect.

Greens MP Greg Barber has introduced a bill to increase the penalty for 
dooring to the same as running a red light (more info right here: 
http://getpushy4bikesafety.wordpress.com/about-the-car-dooring-bill/). 
This is a good first step to raise awareness, and we are asking 
politicians to support it. Making bike lanes safe will need good design 
and good maintenance.  It will need safe speed limits. And it will need 
commitment  to build a network of safe and consistent routes for 
cyclists across our city.  We need the Victorian Government to commit to 
being a true leader in safe cycling infrastructure.
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I agree! What can I do? *
Join us! Ride your bike to Gordon Reserve* to support the dooring bill 
and call for:
1. More safe bike lanes
2. A culture of respect on the roads
When: Wednesday 29 February (Leap Day), 12.45pm for a 1.00pm start.
Where: Gordon Reserve, the small grass triangle on Spring St just south 
of Parliament House, near the corner of little Collins St. You know the 
one with park benches arranged in a circle around a fountain?
Bring a friend!

*What else can I do? *
1) Contact your local upper house MPs 
(http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/council) to tell them you 
support the bill and want to see tougher penalties for drivers. Ask for 
more safe bike lanes while you're at it! If you can't figure out who 
your local member is, just email premier ted.baillieu at parliament.vic.gov.au.
2) Write a letter to the editor (here for The Age: 
http://www.theage.com.au/national/letters/submit, here for the Herald 
Sun: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/letter)
3) Talk to your friends about it! Talk to the twitters( 
#getpushy4bikesafety) about it!
Facebook it! https://www.facebook.com/events/316590921722625/



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Yarra Bicycle Users Group
PO Box 253
Clifton Hill VIC 3068
http://www.yarrabug.org

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Yarra Bicycle Users Group
PO Box 253
Clifton Hill VIC 3068
http://www.yarrabug.org

Listen to YarraBUG Radio
Every Monday morning 10am on 3CR 855AM Community Radio + Digital
http://www.yarrabug.org/radio/
------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------
Abbotsford, Alphington, Burnley, Carlton North,
Clifton Hill, Cremorne, Collingwood, Fairfield,
Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill, Richmond
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